Finnish Memorial Park
Managed by Meeker County
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Kingston Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Kingston Township
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Kingston Township. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 6.3 per 1,000 residents. 4% of Kingston Township’s land is conserved, about 1,334 acres.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
1,334 acres · of 51.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
6.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
6
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kingston Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kingston Township is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kingston Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4DPark land6.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (9 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13CParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · MN 95% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 17%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Kingston Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,334 conserved acres
4% of Kingston Township’s land. Who manages Kingston Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,016 ac
Other state land239 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)75 ac
Joint6 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,336 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,334 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
1 places to go in Kingston Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Kingston Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
6 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The walking year in Kingston Township
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 26 | 39 | 55 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 40 | 26 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Kingston Township →
Next door
Kingston Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
French Lake Township12 miDassel Township4.3 miMaine Prairie Township3.0 miForest Prairie Township0.5 miForest City Township0.4 miKingston Township0.2 miSouthside Township0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston Township | 4% | under 0.1 | 6 | under 1% | C− |
| Forest City Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Dassel Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| French Lake Township | 5% | 0.4 | 524 | 36% | B+ |
| Southside Township | 4% | under 0.1 | 84 | 9% | C+ |
| Maine Prairie Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | 1% | D |
| Forest Prairie Township | 5% | under 0.1 | 32 | 5% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kingston Township
How much of Kingston Township is conserved land?
4% of its land, against a typical 5% for a Minnesota town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Kingston Township’s trails?
Finnish Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Kingston Township?
2,189 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kingston Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kingston Township have?
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Kingston Township neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →